Consistent stress response of individual dairy cows to social isolation (1993)

Hopster, H., Blokhuis, H. J.

Abstract

Stress response in pairs of cows after separation from partner was investigated. Short-term social isolation induced an increase in heart rate, an elevation of plasma cortisol concentration, and increased vocalization.

Published
1993

Animal Type
Cattle

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Citation
Hopster, H., Blokhuis, H. J. 1993. Consistent stress response of individual dairy cows to social isolation. Proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Ethology, 123-126.

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